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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Women’’s Day: Ga-Motlatla, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North-West Province, 9 August 2008
… Assembly, as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The courage, determination and heroism of the many … out of 130 Parliaments in the world in terms…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… so that they could articulate and deal with their views on issues (not necessarily only those that impacted on women) … Charter was completed in 1994 and…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… from 1994 to 1999. Today, she lectures over women’s rights all over the world. Key Words Gertrude Fester, women’s … the Gender Advocacy Programme lobbied for…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… their struggle for freedom from oppression, for community rights and, importantly, for gender equality, was largely … 20th century It is difficult to pin…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Foreword
… Resistance against the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Acts ushered in a glorious decade of … Indian Representation Acts highlighted the two…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… four months in 2008, she is deeply passionate about all issues pertaining to democratization and political process in … and History. He has been interested…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… fact that Israel still controlled 60% of West bank. Other issues for the Anti-fadas revolved around the human rights of Palestinian refugees which were…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… charged with incitement to riot. March 24, The Government issues a ban, prohibiting all public meetings of more than 12 … the pair for deportation to South…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… through our ongoing commitment to protecting workers` rights and conducting labour relations in a formalised and … South Africa, women`s voices are heard and…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Land restitution is one of the key issues since South Africa achieved democracy in 1994 and as … 25(7) of the 1996 Constitution and the Restitution of Land…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary representation for Coloureds and Indians in one of three … forces that were demanding authentic…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… tolerated, and motivated the victimized women to fight for rights and respect in the work place. The leaders of the … (Mashinini, 1991 15) However, it was…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour issues: The trade unions in the 1970s In the 1960s the … were prominent in trade unionism, fighting…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… their struggle for freedom from oppression, for community rights and, importantly, for gender equality, was largely … 20th century It is difficult to pin…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… honorable woman who was literally the backbone for human rights, amongst blacks, in South Africa. Ruth Robb went by … problems of the country, it rose to…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… for an entrenched Constitution that incorporated a Bill of Rights. This Bill of Rights would provide for an independent judiciary, and a … with the NNP soon…
Umsebenzi
… of the South African Communist Party, deals with issues relating to the national liberation struggle, from a … are articles on Party history, trade unionism…
ANC National Conference, 13 July 1991
… into which conference was divided on a whole range of issues, including: The Strategy and Tactics of the ANC in the … the Women`s League withdrew the…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… been attempting to start a grassroots movement around land issues which initially took the form of the Rural Development … campaign and burial also gave the…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… LGBTQI+ women who have fought for not only their rights, but the rights of an entire people. Regarded as icons within the … as commentary on contemporary…
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly New York, 3 October 1994
… instrument to end racism and secure the fundamental human rights of all people, its establishment and consolidation … by a government which also had the…
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… to the African National Congress on constitutional issues (April 1990-April 1994), and served as a member of the Technical Committee on Constitutional Issues…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… recent pieces of legislation which seek to provide more rights to women but that in the process tend to undermine … on many aspects of traditional justice,…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… on the lines of the Glen Grey Act of 1894. The 1936 Representation of Natives Act extends the principal of … Council of Natal to deprive Indians of municipal…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… votes for all South Africans on an equal basis and direct representation for Blacks in Parliament. February, At this … Guardian is eventually put before the…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… to protect them, as well as to promote and protect human rights in general. On 16 August 2012, democratic South Africa … The Marikana massacre was viewed as…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… Separately, the DP was also considering these and similar issues. Since the DP was concerned with the defection of … traditional leaders be allowed special,…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… 1995 1 March, The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights is constituted. Its tasks were to assist claimants in … tenant and to provide for the acquisition…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of … the realities of LGBT people in the…
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
… has been to strike an appropriate balance between these rights in articulating the common law of defamation. In this … The mere fact that the content of the…